Saturday, 7:15 a.m., Political Scoop: My guest this week is Jennifer Daler, D-Temple, who is running a Democratic primary for the open Executive Council seat following Debra Pignatelli’s retirement.Sunday, 10 a.m., CloseUP: This week a discussion with the leading Republican candidates for governor, Walt Havenstein and Andrew Hemingway. Then the newest candidate for Congress, Jim Lawrence, R-Hudson, explains what he saw as lacking in the 2nd Congressional District race. Then I come on to discuss the U.S. Senate contest without Karen Testerman and the state of the governor’s race.Watching WashingtonIn this segment, a look at what House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia means and doesn’t mean to New Hampshire politics.For Those Keeping TrackIn Walt Havenstein’s campaign document defending his tenure at SAIC, the following terms appear (frequency): New York (9), fraud (4), scandal (2), restitution (1), New Hampshire (0)NotedThursday's plane ride from Washington to Manchester was full of excitement. It was packed with notable Granite Staters after the New Hampshire delegation hosted the annual Experience New Hampshire event in Washington the night before. Among the crowd were former U.S. Reps. Frank Guinta and Dick Swett, former Republican Congressional candidate Rich Ashooh, and both of New Hampshire’s current Congresswomen who were traveling back to New Hampshire after wrapping up votes on Thursday afternoon.Congressional candidate Frank Guinta had an interesting conversation with an RGA staffer about his future plans. Someone sitting close to him heard Guinta say he wants to run for governor someday.In Case You Missed ItScott Brown has been raising money all over the country this week and Jeanne Shaheen looks to be on Chicago swing herself. 2016 New Hampshire Primary UpdateNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie danced for three minutes on late night television this week.Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is back in New Hampshire this weekend.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will return to New Hampshire for events later this month.Questions of the weekWhat will Republicans say about Maggie Hassan after she returns from Turkey on June 28?If you were told a month ago that there would be a Democratic primary for Sylvia Larsen’s state Senate seat would you guess the two candidates would be Kass Ardinger and Dan Feltes?So Walt Havenstein made $20 million in a few years and isn’t willing to spend a significant chunk of it to run for governor?Will the Jim Rubens and Bob Smith fight get nastier than anything lobbed at Scott Brown over the next few weeks?With none of the candidates for the New Hampshire Senate willing to release their tax returns, who has the most to hide?Will being pro-marijuana legalization be a bigger deal in Republican or Democratic primaries this year?If Boston does get the summer Olympics will New Hampshire pitch to hold specific events here?Did you realize that Scott Brown wasn’t around the state this week?Who thought putting Dan Innis on MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow show was a good idea?So if J.P. Marzullo must resign as NHGOP Vice Chair soon since he is now in a primary for state Senate, who is interested in the party’s number two job? Franklin Mayor Ken Merrifield?Anyone have a clue when Scott Brown will appear at a forum with his Republican rivals for the first time?What drove the high number of people to sign up for the U.S. Senate this year?UPWalt Havenstein: His campaign did two smart things this week. First, they filed their own language with the ballot law commission over residency (even if they should have done it on a different day). Second, they played to their strength and went up with television ads. Which brings us this great mashup.Bob Smith: There is no doubt that he needed a moment to challenge Jim Rubens as the anti-Scott Brown and he got it this week with Karen Testerman dropping out and endorsing him.UNH: They hired someone to head up their new public policy school this week. (And conservatives apparently took a pass that he worked for at the liberal think tank, Center for American Progress.)DOWNKass Ardinger/Sylvia Larsen: They might have thought their clever play to hand the Concord Senate seat would work, but there was just enough time and backlash that there would be a primary.Jim Rubens: The reset of the New Hampshire Senate race this week will make people question whether Rubens is the anti-Brown and will open up pro-life money to Bob Smith.

Saturday, 7:15 a.m., Political Scoop: My guest this week is Jennifer Daler, D-Temple, who is running a Democratic primary for the open Executive Council seat following Debra Pignatelli’s retirement.

Sunday, 10 a.m., CloseUP: This week a discussion with the leading Republican candidates for governor, Walt Havenstein and Andrew Hemingway. Then the newest candidate for Congress, Jim Lawrence, R-Hudson, explains what he saw as lacking in the 2nd Congressional District race. Then I come on to discuss the U.S. Senate contest without Karen Testerman and the state of the governor’s race.

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Watching WashingtonIn this segment, a look at what House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia means and doesn’t mean to New Hampshire politics.

NotedThursday's plane ride from Washington to Manchester was full of excitement. It was packed with notable Granite Staters after the New Hampshire delegation hosted the annual Experience New Hampshire event in Washington the night before. Among the crowd were former U.S. Reps. Frank Guinta and Dick Swett, former Republican Congressional candidate Rich Ashooh, and both of New Hampshire’s current Congresswomen who were traveling back to New Hampshire after wrapping up votes on Thursday afternoon.

Congressional candidate Frank Guinta had an interesting conversation with an RGA staffer about his future plans. Someone sitting close to him heard Guinta say he wants to run for governor someday.

What will Republicans say about Maggie Hassan after she returns from Turkey on June 28?

If you were told a month ago that there would be a Democratic primary for Sylvia Larsen’s state Senate seat would you guess the two candidates would be Kass Ardinger and Dan Feltes?

So Walt Havenstein made $20 million in a few years and isn’t willing to spend a significant chunk of it to run for governor?

Will the Jim Rubens and Bob Smith fight get nastier than anything lobbed at Scott Brown over the next few weeks?

With none of the candidates for the New Hampshire Senate willing to release their tax returns, who has the most to hide?

Will being pro-marijuana legalization be a bigger deal in Republican or Democratic primaries this year?

If Boston does get the summer Olympics will New Hampshire pitch to hold specific events here?

Did you realize that Scott Brown wasn’t around the state this week?

Who thought putting Dan Innis on MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow show was a good idea?

So if J.P. Marzullo must resign as NHGOP Vice Chair soon since he is now in a primary for state Senate, who is interested in the party’s number two job? Franklin Mayor Ken Merrifield?

Anyone have a clue when Scott Brown will appear at a forum with his Republican rivals for the first time?

What drove the high number of people to sign up for the U.S. Senate this year?

UP

Walt Havenstein: His campaign did two smart things this week. First, they filed their own language with the ballot law commission over residency (even if they should have done it on a different day). Second, they played to their strength and went up with television ads. Which brings us this great mashup.

Bob Smith: There is no doubt that he needed a moment to challenge Jim Rubens as the anti-Scott Brown and he got it this week with Karen Testerman dropping out and endorsing him.